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Reminders for “Win Back Wednesday”… Email your New York State Senator and Assembly member.  Tell them that they represent you and that you do not support high stakes testing.  Tell them to put the tests to bed! Wear RED for public ed!  Teachers, administrators, parents, students should all wear some sort of red to show …

I’ve had a lot of questions regarding the dates of upcoming actions.  Use this post to help keep track of our events for the next three weeks. This Week Thursday, 9/26- Rally in Carle Place for a fair contract.  Details here. Saturday, 9/28- Comsewogue Homecoming!  Meet at JFK at 11:30 for the parade. Week of …

Some links (and a video) to enjoy on Labor Day… Ravitch with Labor Day 2013 NYC Educator with Happy Labor Day to All Vote early. Vote often. And don’t even think of voting for anyone who opposes union. This includes Democrats who pay us lip service but fail to stand up when we need them. …

To the PJSTA membership… As we get ready to embark on another school year, Labor Day offers me a moment to pause and express gratitude for the people who have made up my union and allowed me to enjoy the career that I have today… Thank you Beth Dimino, PJSTA President, for tirelessly working on …

Want to get even angrier about the testing? Read today’s Newsday! It’s very clear that the spin was in long before the test scores were released…. Newsday’s slant is that all Districts are thinking about now is how to improve the scores of all the students who failed… Channel 7, this morning had a report …